Category: ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 29

Vol. 5 Issue 29 – Video: Top 10 Reasons to Use Technology in Education: iPad, Tablet, Computer, Listening Centers

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#29 | August 12, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 While there are some nay-sayers who bring up some negative effects of technology on education in the classrooms, mainly budgetary reasons, using new technologies is the future of the education system. The following reasons should silence the nay-sayer and help them heed the wisdom from… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 29 – Video: Top 10 Reasons to Use Technology in Education: iPad, Tablet, Computer, Listening Centers

Vol. 5 Issue 29 – Research Paper: ‘Developing Listening Skills’ by Madhu Kewlani

English as a second language refers to English using situations in which English is the language of public life for speakers of other languages at home. In a multi-lingual country like India, the mother tongue is used for immediate needs and early education, but to be able to reach out to the majority of people around the world, one has to be well equipped with the English language. The general language competence of a learner is formed as and when he gets exposed to a number of languages being used around him and being heard by him. Therefore, listening becomes the most important activity for proper and quick competence in the language.

Vol. 5 Issue 29 – Video: Teaching in the Digital Age

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#29 | August 12, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036 Naomi Moir, an Oxford University Press Teacher Trainer, talks about the use of technology in the English language classroom. She considers how you choose appropriate technologies and where they might apply best, how the role of the teacher is changing and whether there is a… Continue reading Vol. 5 Issue 29 – Video: Teaching in the Digital Age